State v. Squiers

¶ 1. Defendant Kenneth Squiers appeals from his jury conviction for committing a lewd act with a child under the age of sixteen in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2602. On appeal, defendant claims the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal when the evidence was insufficient to prove that he committed or attempted to commit a lewd or lascivious act; and (2) denying his motions for a mistrial and a new trial based on a juror’s misconduct. We affirm.

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¶ 2. We first address defendant’s argument that the State’s evidence was insufficient to convict him of the charged…